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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 39

the poll taken on the proposal for such loan or not, and payable at such times as may be fixed by such local authority, and may permanently appropriate and pledge for the purpose of securing such instalments any special rate already made, or hereafter to be made, or any part of such special rate:

And whereas the Hutt Valley Electric-power Board has been authorized to borrow the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds for electric works, and is now desirous of raising the sum of sixty thousand pounds, being a further portion of the loan of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds:

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section one hundred and fourteen, and it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of interest that may be paid by the Hutt Valley Electric-power Board in respect of the said sum of sixty thousand pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and the said Hutt Valley Electric-power Board is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of sixty thousand pounds accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Waitara Borough Council in respect of a Loan of £600, authorized to be raised for the Purpose of completing the Tar Grouting of the Main Highway through the Borough.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 6th day of June, 1927.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fourteen of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, it is provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof has not been borrowed, the local authority or public body may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term, as may be prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council:

And whereas the Waitara Borough Council has been authorized to borrow the sum of six thousand pounds for the purpose of tar grouting the main highway through the borough, and is now desirous of borrowing an additional sum of six hundred pounds under the authority of section nineteen of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, for the purpose of completing the undertaking:

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section one hundred and fourteen, and it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of interest that may be paid by the Waitara Borough Council in respect of the said loan of six hundred pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and the said Waitara Borough Council is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of six hundred pounds accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Changing the Purpose of a Reserve in Suburbs of Newcastle, Auckland Land District.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto has been duly set apart as a reserve for cemetery purposes, being a purpose within Class I of the Second Schedule of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908:

And whereas it is expedient that such land should be appropriated for recreation purposes, being a purpose within Class III of the said Second Schedule:

Now, therefore, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the eleventh section of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, do by this notification declare that the said land shall, from and after the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, be appropriated for recreation purposes under Class III of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908; and I do hereby direct that this notification shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 109A, Suburbs of Newcastle. Area, 14 acres.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 6th day of June, 1927.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, for Minister of Lands.

Notifying Land in the Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and thirty-two of the Land Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the thirteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, as the time at which the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I hereby fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SUBURBAN LAND.—WALLACE COUNTY.

SECTION 24, Town of Clifden. Area, 2 acres 1 rood 16 perches. Upset price, £10.

Situated in Town of Clifden. Level section, partly overgrown with gorse. Suitable for building-site.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 2nd day of June, 1927.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, for Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in the Taranaki Land District for Sale or Selection.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by section one hundred and seventy-six of the said Act, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Taumarunui County.—Rangi Survey District.

SECTION 2, Block III: Area, 420 acres. Capital value, £315. Deposit on deferred payments, £15; half-yearly instalment, £9 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £6 6s.

Weighted with £385, valuation for improvements comprising whare, fencing, and felling and grassing. Payable in cash or may be secured by way of a first mortgage to the State Advances Department.

Situated on the Whakamaru Road about twelve miles from Taumarunui. About 280 acres have been felled and grassed, but this has reverted more or less to second growth and fern. Soil is of medium quality on sandstone formation. Well watered by permanent streams. Altitude ranges from about 900 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level.